Puzzle.



F. C. OSBORN.

25, 1910. 1,092,1 65. Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

Mus @696e ul FRANCIS C. OSBORN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PUZZLE.`

Locales.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. '7, 191A.

Application led .Tune 25, 1910. Serial No. 568,773.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS C. OsBoRN, acitizen of the United States, and residing at Detroit, in the county ofVayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Puzzle, ofwhich the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to that class of puzzles which are composed oftablets, the surfaces of which bear certain marks, conligurations, orsymbols which are designed to match with or bear a predeterminedrelation to the marks, configurations, or symbols on adjacent tabletswhen said tablets are properly arranged in contact with each other.

My invention consists of a puzzle composed of a number of series ofhexagonal tablets, having separately and collectively thecharactertistics hereinafter described, and shown in the drawing, anddefinitely distinguished in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a plan of the blocks arrangedto form one of the many possiblefigures. F ig. 2 is a perspective viewof an unprinted block.

In the puzzle shown in the drawing, twelve blocks are employed, agreater or less number may however be used if desired, variouscombinations of the different kinds of blocks necessitating variationsin their number. In the present form, three different designs are used.The style A is termed the corn box, the style B the fox cage, and thestyle C the goose cage. According to the rules which I desire to havegovern the working of this puzzle, when in use, at least ltwo edges ofeach tablet must be in contact with others. The different tablets mustbe arranged right side up as shown in the drawing. A fox cage must notcontact with a goose cage and the two upper edges of a corn box must notcontact with a goose cage.

It will be noticed that the pictured opening of the corn box has the twoopposite corners a-a lled in. Similarly, like corners @-0 in the uppergrating of the goose cage are also filled in. This is to indicate thatshould the perpendicular edges of a corn box and a goose cage be placedin contact, the imprisoned goose could not reach the corn.

The problem in the puzzle is to arrange all the tablets in continuousrows, no blank spaces being allowed, and yet to observe the rules statedabove.

In the drawing the blocks are arranged in four rows, three in each row,but the arrangement can be changed, interest being heightened by theopportunities for forming other combinations.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A puzzle consisting of a number of tablets, the surface of eachrepresenting either a box of corn, a fox cage or a goose cage. and thenumber of tablets of each kind varying in number from those of each ofthe other two kinds.

2. A puzzle consisting of a number of hexagonal blocks, the surface ofeach representing either a box of corn, a fox cage or a goose cage, andthel number of blocks of each kind varying in number from those of theother two kinds.

8. A puzzle consisting of a number of hexagonal tablets, the surface ofeach representing one of three natural objects, and the number oftablets of one kind being one less and one greater than those of theother two respectively.

4. A puzzle consisting of twelve hexagonal tablets, the surface of threehaving a design representing a box of corn, the design of fourrepresenting a fox cage and the design of the surface of fiverepresenting a goose cage.

5. A puzzle consisting of a number of tablets, having sides which permitthe tablets to be arranged so that they adjoin each other, the surfaceof each representing either a box of corn, a fox cage 0r a goose cage.

6. A puzzle consisting of a number of hexagonal tablets, eachrepresenting a cubical container, a portion ofthe containers bename tothis specification in the presence of ing shown conning one animal, asecond two subscribing Witnesses. portion another animal antagonistic tothe first, and a, third portion containing food FRANCIS C' OSBORN' 5 fitfor one of the animals but unt for th Witnesses:

other. WILLIAM C. DAVIS,

In testimony whereof, I have signed my ELIZABETH M. BROWN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

